Wormholes in Dilatonic Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Theory

Panagiota Kanti, Burkhard Kleihaus, and Jutta Kunz
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 271101 – Published 28 December 2011

Abstract

We construct traversable wormholes in dilatonic Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory in four spacetime dimensions, without needing any form of exotic matter. We determine their domain of existence, and show that these wormholes satisfy a generalized Smarr relation. We demonstrate linear stability with respect to radial perturbations for a subset of these wormholes.

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  • Received 15 August 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.271101

© 2011 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Panagiota Kanti

  • Division of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina GR-45110, Greece

Burkhard Kleihaus and Jutta Kunz

  • Institut für Physik, Universität Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany

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Vol. 107, Iss. 27 — 30 December 2011

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